Locking device for steering-wheels.



J. E. GIBBONS. LOCKING DEVICE PoR STEERING WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED ROV. 24,1913.

1,098,435, Panama Juhez, 1914 2 SHEETS-BEBET 1.

J. E. GIBBDNS.

LQGKINGVDEVIGE .EOE STEERING WHEELS. APPLIOATIN I'IlLBD NOV. 24,1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

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citizeny of the United States', residing at V'Washington, District of Columbia, have. in

'vented' certain new and useful *liiproref mentsv in. Locking Devices for' Steering Wheels, of which the -folloiiug e. s iecii- 'My -inve tion' relates to locking devices operationoff.thefsame,'-and it relates more' 'for automo iles to prevent the unauthorized particularly to' that class of such devices which are adapted to lock the steeringv shaftanal ite-surrounding. @einem together to thereby prevent the turning of the former' hymeans of the Steering Wheelu The primary' object of my i' rent-ion the provision of a locking device which isv atlap'wl for application teJ the "standard ferm' of steering post or elle; to render mi .necessary any materiel mouillee, on of said ,e of easy ple-rteD ae Well as to render the ele- L appllcaliou thereto.-

Ar further," object of er prouction of 'a locking device the cherw acter relerredtowhioh is of eoirlparatively few Jerte laud. 'simplein construction, and there ly comparatively inexpensive in Cost of procluetion, and 'one Whi perform the .purpose for which it .is

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lu the accompanying nlrawiuge illustrating the preferred emhodirrrfent olruy invern-- .131011, and in Whichhke immer-als cleslgnate Vliig.v 3 a perspective partly lai-eheh View of `the standar-cl or usual :form or the collar for-ming huh or flange eurroug'iiliug the 'upper portion of the steering Column aud from which the spokes ofthe'stcerugg Wheel extend; Fig. Il a perspective View of the slirl 4ing locking sleeve Which holds the parte in locked position; Fig. 5 a perspective View of .the member applied' to the' steering columnhelow the head; Fig. 6 an enlarged cle tail section through the device in lock/eel polstion; Fig. 7' a broken section A of Fig @S 'showing theparts unlocked, andllig. 8 a sec Ytional view illustrating a modification of the invention.

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1 three in umhheru but which :f5 may he v ,ii-ec?. numheiu orreepox l ing' iu loew. ui muil li er to the slote .all a' similar seria-s of are out out of the fig poetheafl M fl" @A slots l? are long as 'the slotte lo, are identica`A` y @the "ll. :Worm l i iii one of the to eng@ This ir )er or sleeve zuirmli; with the lug., 2 J I C1 gement with the slots 1,6, i6, 16.

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. f h lug-a key hele Lil entendi h the e y'e if? rer the insertion of l, loy 2e 'heren 1r. The loci; is held m place on. the lug'l a plete secured hy a Screw Wl ilfhe effective snap into the notch 18 in the slot 16 and prevent any further movement of t-he sleeve 19. The head 11 being on the steering rod and the member 14 on the` column the lugs 2O will cause a lock between the slots of `.each member, thus pre-venting any rotary movement of the Wheel 13. lVhen it is desired to unlock the device the proper key 24 is inserted to operate the lock when the sleeve is slid down upon 'the member 14 until the lugs 20, 20, 21 are out of engagement, with the slots 17 when the head is free to turn to steer the car. Should it be'found desirable to attach .my improved locking de- Y lWith the slots 17 as. previously described. 25

A device constructed in accordance with my invention is simple, sate and inexpensive. It'forms no projection upon the steering-column to annoy the driver of the ma# -jcliine, or obstruct entry to or egress from thecar. I

While I have shown my invention as applied to the steering wheel of an automobile, yet it is obvious that it is equally ap- /plicable for use in connection with the steering wheels of boats or in other relations 4where steering devices are employed and in which the construction is that of a steering column surrounding a steering post and .which parts it is desired to lock against unauthorized manipulation.

I realize that considerable variation of the specic details of my invention may be practised Without departing from the spirit thereof, and it is not my intention to llimit .51

myself tothe exact construction illustrated but to construe my invention as broadly as tlF state .of the .prior art will permit.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by I et- 50 ters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a column, of a steer- Y ing post inclosed thereby, a steering head on said post and formed with a plurality of slots therein, an annular member secured to said column and provided with a plurality' of corresponding slots, and adjustable means covering the joining line of said headand column and adapted to engage one or both ot'the said series ofv slots in its adjusted positions.

2. In a' device of the character described, the combination with a coiuinn, of a steering post inclosed thereby, Va steering head' on said post and formed with a plurality of 6 slots therein, an annular member secured to,

said column and provided with a plurality of corresponding slots, adjustable means covering the joining line of said head and column and adapted to engage one or both 7 of the said series of slots in its adjusted positions, and means for locking said adjustable member in a position engaging both Aof said series of slots, whereby to lock said steering head and column together.

3. In a device ot the character described the combinatioii'with a steering head, of an annular member secured thereto and provided with a plurality ofvert'ical slots, a steering column, an annularmember secured i to said column and provided with a corresponding series of slots, and means slidably mounted outside of said annular member and adapted to releasably. secure said parts together, whereby to lock the steering head 2 against rotation.

4. In a device of the-.character described, the combination with a steering head provided vvith a plurality of slots, of a. column adjacent said head, lan annular member .secured to said head and provided with an opposed series of slots, a sliding sleeve having a bore ofv relatively large diameter, ,a plurality of lugs` extending into said bore, said lugs being adapted to engage one or both of the said series of slots in the adj usted positions of said sleeve, a lock carried by one of said lugs, means carried by one of said lugs to receive the bolt of said lock when said sleevel is in its position of engagement with both of said series of slots, the sleeve being also provided with an aperture for the insertion of a key to operate said bolt, the said sleeve being Vadapted when iii/raised position to engage both of the series of slots and the bolt to engage its receiving means to lock the parts against rotation, and when in lowered position to free the steering head and allow the rotation thereof. I Y

5. In a device ot'the character described, a member having engaging means formed therein, a second member having corresponding engaging means formed therein,

and adjustable means covering the joining line of said members and'having engaging means adapted to engage one or both of the series of engaging means in each member in its. adjusted positions. v

In testimony whereof I' affix my signature in presence of two'witnesses.

JOSEPH E. GIBBONZS. 

